Penne vs. Rice cakes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are penne and rice cakes different?

Penne is richer in calcium, while rice cakes are higher in phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, potassium, and polyunsaturated fat.
Rice cakes cover your daily need for phosphorus, 37% more than penne.
Penne contains 8 times more calcium than rice cakes. Penne contains 89mg of calcium, while rice cakes contain 11mg.
Rice cakes are lower in saturated fat.
Rice cakes have a higher glycemic index (82) than penne (43).

KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared and Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Penne

Rice cakes

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+709.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+403.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+145.1%
Contains more IronIron	+42.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+127.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+222%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-53.2%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Penne

Rice cakes

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese		6.18mg	269%
Vitamin B3		8.096mg	51%
Copper		0.38mg	42%
Phosphorus	118mg	380mg	37%
Selenium		16.4µg	30%
Magnesium	30mg	151mg	29%
Vitamin B5		1.16mg	23%
Carbs	16.8g	80.1g	21%
Zinc	1.1mg	2.5mg	13%
Calories	126kcal	380kcal	13%
Vitamin B6		0.13mg	10%
Calcium	89mg	11mg	8%
Vitamin B2		0.103mg	8%
Saturated fat	2.3g	0.64g	8%
Protein	5.7g	9g	7%
Sodium	248mg	116mg	6%
Folate		21µg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	1.11g	5%
Vitamin B1		0.056mg	5%
Potassium	122mg	299mg	5%
Fiber	2.7g	3.8g	4%
Iron	0.8mg	1.14mg	4%
Cholesterol	12mg	0mg	4%
Fats	4g	3.5g	1%
Net carbs	14.1g	76.3g	N/A
Sugar	1.9g		N/A
Trans fat	0.2g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	1g	1.11g	0%
Tryptophan		0.125mg	0%
Threonine		0.34mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.358mg	0%
Leucine		0.638mg	0%
Lysine		0.414mg	0%
Methionine		0.152mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.399mg	0%
Valine		0.489mg	0%
Histidine		0.218mg	0%